Chapter 8
She used to be so worried, afraid that something would happen to him, afraid that he would not come back safely, afraid that he would never see him again, so afraid that she was desperate and didn't think about anything, she just wanted to fly to the place closest to him immediately.
Unexpected loss, unexpected gain, only shocking joy.
After leaving the airport, Cheng Zhidong sat in the car and remained silent.The factory is located on the outskirts of the city, about an hour away. The people around him reported the situation enthusiastically, but he didn't speak, and the atmosphere in the car was oppressive.
"Chengzong, the conflict between the government and the rebels has escalated here. We have received a warning from the military that all foreign employees must temporarily evacuate and concentrate in areas protected by the government. But if those foreign experts leave, the factory will If the work is suspended, the orders for this quarter will definitely not be delivered in time, and the loss will be huge.”
The weather in the Philippines is hot and it is close to noon. There are very few pedestrians on the roads. Most of the people walking around are soldiers with live ammunition and camouflage uniforms.
The situation in this country has always been unstable, and he was mentally prepared, but he was caught off guard when it suddenly became so serious.After reading the local newspapers and military notices carefully, Cheng Zhidong frowned, publicly declaring that he would kidnap foreign hostages and threaten the government. This is no longer a dispute between the rebels and the government, but almost catching up with international terrorists.
It's very troublesome, and what's even more annoying is that he threatened the government at this time, he stared at the notice and gritted his teeth secretly.
The speed of the car was very fast. After driving out of the urban area, the military set up patrol posts on the road, and saw them waving from a distance, signaling the car to stop and check.
There were fully armed soldiers standing beside the roadblock. The local employees got out of the car and talked with them. The soldiers kept looking at the car. Finally, a man who looked like a military officer knocked on the window and said in English, "Sir, please." Get out and show your passport."
There was also the person in charge of the local factory in the Philippines in the car. Hearing this, he grabbed him, "Mr. Cheng, I'll go down and talk."
"No need." He straightened up and pushed the door open, stepping down in one step.
Walking out of the house, Ye Qimei took a deep breath, and Ye's father smiled and comforted him, "Your mother is like that, don't take it to heart."
"I know." Walking out with her father, the family car was parked in the yard in front of the door. Seeing her father sitting on it proudly, she grinned, "Dad, do you like it?"
Father Ye realized his dream of driving after he retired, and happily took the test that was probably the last in his life. Not long after he got the notebook, the reward was the car given by his daughter.Hearing her daughter's question at this time, she immediately nodded her head on the steering wheel, "Why don't you like it? I drove your mother to Yangcheng Lake to eat crabs last time. It's a pity that you were busy and couldn't go together."
She knew that her mother would call herself as soon as she got home, panting and saying that she would never ride in the car driven by this old man again in this life. It took four or five hours on the road, and she got up early in the morning to eat crabs in the afternoon, and the tractors arrived. Might as well just go on foot.
"Dad, do you want me to drive?" Thinking back and laughing, Ye Qimei reached out and held the steering wheel before the car started.
Seeing her expression, I knew what my daughter was thinking. Father Ye held the control and refused to let go, "No, Dad must send you off in person."
Don’t insist anymore, fasten your seat belt, and watch your dad slowly turn out of the yard, it’s already too late, the familiar quiet path is paved smoothly, when she was a child, she always sat on the back seat of her dad’s 28-inch big black bicycle when she went out, she was short in childhood , Every time I have to be lifted high to sit on it, I can only see my father's back when I move forward, with a wide back, it is very warm to hug.
I don't know why, she is very sensitive today, even this small memory makes her feel wrinkled, a little uncomfortable, she tugged on the seat belt, and said softly, "Thank you, Dad."
"Thank you, Dad? No matter how much you are Dad's baby, why are you thankful?" Dad Ye chuckled.
Feeling complicated and uneasy, with his palms on his lower abdomen, Ye Qimei turned sideways, put his forehead on his father's shoulder and said in a low voice, "No, thank you, thank you, father."
My daughter has been independent since she was a child, and when she grows up, she will act like a spoiled child less. I don’t know what’s on her mind. She only thinks that she was hit by her mother’s training today. Father Ye immediately slowed down, comforting and enjoying the long-lost baby’s acting like a spoiled child, with a happy expression on his face. Hehe, "Okay, Dad will support you no matter what, don't worry, I'll talk to Mom when I go back to her."
It was very late when she got home, and she stood in front of the mirror after taking a shower and looked carefully.The lower abdomen is still very flat, and it is completely impossible to imagine that there is already a small life inside.Feeling very strange, she raised the front of the bathrobe with both hands, turned sideways and imagined what she might become, and then she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
After laughing, she tied up her bathrobe carefully, and the air-conditioning in the room was cool. She walked out of the bathroom with bare feet and slippers, and sneezed unconsciously.
Reaching out to turn up the air conditioner, the smile on Ye Qimei's face turned into a sigh. Lying on the bed, the first thing he did was to touch the phone. After thinking about it, he put it down, turned over and closed his eyes.
There are some things that can't be rushed. Since he didn't call her, he must be thinking hard.
Turning over again, her eyes widened in the dark, why didn't she call her?What is it taking so long to think about?
The phone screen was turned on by myself, and there was a bright light beside the pillow, and then gradually faded until it was completely dark.It was the first time I was troubled by a phone call. After waking up, I had repeatedly turned it on many times. A little disgusted with my performance, Ye Qimei turned it off angrily, and finally turned over, closed his eyes hard and fell asleep.
Her body was lazy, and once she fell asleep, she fell into a deep sleep. She was woken up by the assistant's phone call early the next morning.
"Lawyer Ye, the court session is held today. The client has already arrived. I made several calls to ask questions, but your cell phone was not turned on. I had to call your home. Is there anything wrong?"
She jumped up in shock, looked up at the clock with the microphone in her hands, my God, she actually fell asleep until this point, could the immune system also affect the biological clock?
There was still time for the speeding car to rush over, Ye Qimei jumped out of bed while grabbing the microphone and speaking quickly, "Take all the materials to the court and wait for me, I will be there soon."
Tidying herself up like a war, she grabbed the car keys and ran outside. When she turned on her phone, a series of text messages rang, all of which were missed call reminders from Telecom.
No time to look, she jumped into the car and started it. When she drove out of the gate of the community, she was neat and fast. The security guards were always impressed by her and her car, so they pushed the isolation bar all the way, and habitually smiled and raised their hands to say hello , but before she could make a sound, she vaguely saw her nodding through the window, and the red Volvo sped forward and disappeared in front of her eyes in a blink of an eye.
No matter how embarrassed, Ye Qimei tidied up her appearance before getting out of the car, and walked into the court with the calmest posture.A line has its own essentials, the court is like a battlefield, and the momentum is the most important.
Accustomed to her authority, no one around questioned her haste at the last minute.But I knew that all the strength in my body had been used to maintain the surface calm. In just a short corridor, her heart was beating wildly, and her feet were soft.
The procedure is boring, everything is done step by step, presenting evidence, reading the statement, she has always been well prepared, she should be familiar with it, but this time it feels completely different, her heartbeat has never slowed down, her chest is tight and short of breath, she has never felt that the time in court will be so difficult And long.
The judge knew her very well, and couldn't help but greet her after the verdict was pronounced, "Lawyer Ye, are you feeling unwell? You look ugly."
There was no time to say more, she shook her head, there were still many documents to be signed by both parties, so she went out first.
The scorching sun outside the courthouse made the air so hot that it seemed to be sticky. When I walked out of the cold hall, my skin felt sticky.
The man came over with his lawyer, looked at her client with resentment, as if looking at an enemy, "Why such an expression? You got everything you wanted and pretended to be in pain, and performed a full set of plays. This is not a big theater, don't mess with her." People laughed."
Her client was a thin woman who didn't speak after hearing the verdict. She just lowered her head and walked out. When she heard her ex-husband's words, she raised her head with a serious expression, "Sir, please pay attention to your attitude when you speak. From now on, I have no obligation to endure any insult from you."
The man glared angrily when he heard the words, and was about to lose control of his emotions on the spot.At this time, couples are often inferior to strangers. They are used to such a situation. Normally, Ye Qimei would not even raise his eyelids.But at this time, she was exhausted, and she just wanted to settle everything earlier and go back to rest. She stepped forward, and she raised her hand to stop him from speaking, "Sir, the verdict has come down. After those documents are signed, I don't think there will be a chance for you to meet again." Too much, why bother?"
That man is a private owner who opened a trading company by himself. He is used to shouting and drinking. He just lost a large amount of property. At this time, his heart was on fire. , "You are not proud of yourself, remember to be careful when you go out on the street."
Dizzy, she took a step back and almost fell.The assistant came up and shouted, "What are you doing!"
Grasping the assistant's shoulders to stand firm, Ye Qimei paused before speaking, "Xiao Mei, write down what he just said." Then he pointed to the client and the male lawyer standing aside, and one in uniform, The court staff who just passed by said, "You, you, and this gentleman, I was physically threatened just now, and I reserve the right to sue this man. You are all witnesses."
what--?I didn't expect her to be so ruthless, and the man who was jumping and clamoring just now was stunned.
Finally, after everything was over, Ye Qimei was already struggling to breathe. She had been busy all day long and hadn't eaten in the afternoon. She didn't have the energy to do anything for the time being. She leaned back in the chair and exhaled.
The mobile phone was thrown on the table, quietly and silently.Reaching out to take it, there are a lot of reminders, you have missed calls, but they are all calls from your assistant in the morning, and she has not turned on the phone at that time.
I was a little angry at first, but now I am worried.
Cheng Zhidong, what's wrong with you?
This man has always been straightforward. Although he looks Chinese, he is completely American on the inside. He expresses his feelings straightforwardly. If there is any discomfort, he will let her know immediately, so that he can communicate with each other and solve it together.Seeing more sticky and tortuous Tai Chi pushing hands-like Chinese-style emotions, his character becomes even more commendable and worth cherishing.
Because of this, she would tell him that she had a child immediately, and she also thought that he might be surprised, caught off guard, and didn't know how to deal with it, so she thought hard about it, but it definitely didn't include disappearing from the world.
Without further delay, she picked up the phone and dialed it, but there was no familiar ringtone, and there was no sound over there.
Glancing at your phone in surprise, it’s broken again?Isn't it brand new?
Pressed the button and dialed the next number casually, and it was connected quickly. The assistant Xiaomei's voice was strange, "Lawyer Ye, I'm outside, why are you calling?"
It's not bad——Ye Qimei began to force her, "Oh, there's nothing to do now, let's go eat something together, shall we?"
"Okay, okay." It was rare for Lawyer Ye to ask for a meal together, and his head was jumping happily.
The Hong Kong-style tea restaurant was full of people from morning to night. Sitting in the soft seat of the train car in the corner, Xiao Mei pointed at the menu pressed under the glass and scrolled all the way, "Is the shrimp wonton good? Oh, it's been a long time I'm eating double skin milk, how about some dessert?"
Basically not picky eaters, Ye Qimei has no objections.Although I don't have much appetite today, it's different now, I want to eat even if I don't want to.
There are many LCD TVs hanging in the restaurant. Like all restaurants, they keep flickering on and off without anyone noticing.There was a lot of voices, and the waiter trotted all the way with the plate, and asked loudly when serving the food, "Which table is the pineapple bun? Ah, your almond tofu will be here soon."
Finally decided what to order, Xiao Mei beckoned for someone, Ye Qimei sat down and dialed the phone, no, frowning slightly after hanging up, thinking about it, then picked it up and dialed again.
It's rare to see her look so restless and irritable, Xiao Mei wondered, "Who is it? Can't you get in touch?"
Looking up and smiling, behind Xiaomei is the TV hanging in the air, glanced at it, and Ye Qimei suddenly stood up.
"Lawyer Ye?" Today, Lawyer Ye's behavior was so abnormal that Xiao Mei was speechless.
The international news was playing on the screen, the restaurant was too noisy, and the broadcast could not be heard at all, but the screen jumped for a short moment, and the scrolling subtitles below were still very clear.
"According to reports, the political turmoil in the Philippines has escalated. On the outskirts of the capital Manila yesterday around 21 pm local time, anti-government armed groups took [-] foreign hostages. It is reported that one of the hostages is a Chinese man. Our government severely condemns this behavior—"
His lips were numb, and the phone was still pressed to his ear. When he woke up again, he was already standing under the TV, staring at the screen with his head up.
Surprised glances were cast from all around, startled by her performance, Xiao Mei panicked, stood up and stretched out her hand, "Lawyer Ye, what's the matter?"
The fingers were clasped tightly, the phone was unknowingly pressed too hard against the ear, numb and painful, and the lips were pursed into a thin line.She has a very strong personality since she was a child, and she can endure pain more than ordinary children. The greater the sudden impact, the more calm her face is. When she was seven years old, the door was blown shut by the strong wind, and she was photographed. The shape has changed.Under such severe pain, she just silently tightened her body and squatted down, waiting for the pain to pass without saying a word.
Because mom and dad are busy with work, they are used to having only one person at home, and no one will come to comfort them when they cry, so it is better not to cry.Later, as I got older, I felt more and more the benefits of doing things like this. Really, no matter what happens, earth-shattering will only arouse curiosity and wait and see, and it will definitely not help the matter. It is better to solve it quietly by yourself.
The voice in my heart is still calm, why panic?The Philippines is so big, and there are tens of thousands of foreigners coming in and out. It doesn't have to be him, and it's not like writing a novel or making a movie. How could it be such a coincidence?What's there to be nervous about?But this time was different. Before he had time to clear his mind, his body reacted shamefully. The exhaustion and weakness that had been lingering in the past were overwhelmed, and the restlessness and anxiety were overwhelming. He wanted to go back to his seat, but his calves trembled slightly. Can't walk.
"Lawyer Ye?" Asked again, Xiao Mei raised her voice.
"You eat first, I have some urgent matters to deal with." When she came back to her senses, she hurriedly left a sentence, Ye Qimei grabbed her bag and went out.
In the car, she calmed down for a while, then searched for the phone and dialed.
"Zhong Zhong, I'm Qi Mei."
Zhong Zhong is an old classmate of hers. After graduation, she joined the Information Department. When she answered the phone, her voice was pleasantly surprised. Don't slip away halfway."
How could I have the time to tell her that, Ye Qimei said concisely, "I have something to ask you about yesterday's Philippine hostage kidnapping incident."
"Ah? You're interested in that too? You didn't become a lawyer, but you went to the United Nations?" Zhong Zhong, who was a bunk bed in the university, made fun of her as usual.
"Zhong Zhong, I don't have time to joke. Is there a man of Chinese descent among the kidnapped foreigners? Tell me his name."
"Name? Why do you want to know this?" Her tone was serious, and Zhong Zhong was surprised. In his impression, Ye Qimei was never a person with excessive curiosity, so why did he suddenly become concerned about international affairs.
"You tell me first." Annoyed, Ye Qimei grabbed the phone to restrain her emotions.
"Wait a minute, let me take a look." Stop joking, Zhong Zhong buried himself in the investigation. "No, the list hasn't arrived yet, but most of them are tourists, and some are local foreign businessmen. Oh, that Chinese is American."
His hands trembled, the air-conditioning in the car was cool, but his palms were sticky, and he realized that he was covered in cold sweat.Sitting in the driver's seat was blown by the cold wind, shaking badly.
After making a phone call to book a flight ticket, Ye Qimei drove home very quickly. She entered the door and opened the drawer to get her passport.I ran into Lin He downstairs, his expression was surprised, "Qi Mei, are you on a business trip?"
"No, I have some private matters to go to the Philippines." She walked hurriedly.
Lin He stopped her, "Why are you so anxious? You just fell and went to the hospital yesterday, and now you are going abroad? Are you too brave?"
"Lin He." She looked straight over, "Thank you for your concern, but I'm in a hurry right now."
"Qimei." He didn't let go, and she gave her a cold look.
Her face was pale and she felt very bad. Lin He let go first, and then slowed down his voice, "Are you going to the airport? Shall I see you off?"
"No, I'll drive by myself." Ye Qimei continued to walk forward.
There was no way to stop him, he could only stand there and watch her get on the car and start the car. The speed of the red Volvo was not very fast when it drove out of the driveway, which was completely opposite to the way she was in a hurry just now.A little puzzled, he kept watching. When the car was about to drive out of the door, it began to pause slightly, then the front of the car tilted, and it slipped dangerously against the pillar and turned out.
Surprised, Lin He ran out quickly, and before he reached the gate, he heard a screeching brake on the street, followed by many people's exclamations.
Before I even opened my eyes, I heard the conversation around me. The voice of the senior sister was a little annoyed, "You clearly know that she is not in good health, and you let her drive alone, so you are only anxious now. It is useless to worry, regret it go."
There was a long silence at the side before someone answered, it was Lin He, "Doctor Li, I just hope Qi Mei is fine, can you tell me how she is now?"
Probably because he felt that his attitude was sincere, Li Yun's tone slowed down a bit, "She's fine, but she's relatively weak after the miscarriage, and she needs to be taken care of when she goes back to recuperate."
The limbs are heavy, the eyelids are also very tired, I didn't feel pain at first, it was just drowsiness, and I didn't want to open my eyes to explain, but when I heard those two words, my heart seemed to be entwined with tough filaments suddenly, I don't know who was there One end was pulling the end of the thread with great force, and as it jumped, it tightened one after another. The heartache was so painful that I couldn't breathe. Before I could react, the corners of my eyes were hot, and tears were already falling down uncontrollably.
"Qi Mei?" Someone called back and forth, and then Lin He said in a pleading voice, "Doctor Li, can you let me be alone with her for a while?"
Li Yun sighed, and then the sound of footsteps went away.
The room became quiet, "Qimei?" With a very low voice, the light in front of him dimmed, and he opened his eyes to see him leaning down, looking at her with pity.
My mind was full, but when I thought about it carefully, it was all empty.
It was only a day, but she had fantasized about it.
In the bakery, she looked at the girl with black straight hair across the narrow sidewalk, smiled and stood on tiptoe and kissed her mother.
At that time, she had imagined that there was also a very small child in her arms, who was fragrant and soft, and because they were connected by blood, she would feel that it was the most beautiful treasure in the world no matter what.
And sitting next to my father, watching him slowly turn out of his yard, smiling when talking to her, calling her baby very fondly, saying that no matter how big she looks, she is dad's baby.
At that time, she also had fantasies, fantasizing about the way the man saw the child laughing, imagining the way the child called him Dad, and then being held up high and giggling, just like she was so complete and happy when she was a child.
He said what I want, I want you to be born, you don't have time for me to raise it.She shouldn't doubt him, he spoke so earnestly, even with a little pleading in his voice, how could she suspect that he was thinking hard, how could she suspect that he was escaping?
I knew at first that things were not that simple, they were just fantasies, but now, even the fantasies are gone.
It hurts too much, every heartbeat is torture, and the whole chest is empty.Gritting his teeth, he persuaded himself not to get out of control, but to restrain himself, nothing can't be passed.When I was a child, I stuck my finger in the crack of the door, and when I pulled it out, the purple color was distorted, so ugly, it didn't recover slowly, and I couldn't see anything.
But no, not this time.Someone in front of her bent down, looked at her very tenderly, with her elbow crossed her face, it was wet, and a low whimper came out, she lay on her back, and finally cried aloud.
"It's okay, it will be fine soon." Lin He's voice was gentle.
"You don't know, you don't understand." She sobbed, her voice muffled.
Qi Mei——
She was completely in the shadow of her own body, the sky was dark, the lights in the ward had not been turned on, her elbows and arms covered most of her face, tears rolled down the contours of her cheeks, glittering and translucent in the faint twilight, The heart constricted one after another, and a certain place in the deepest part was full of mixed feelings, and the pain was unbearable.
When she ran out of the community, her red Volvo collided obliquely with another oncoming car. Fortunately, her speed was not fast, and the other car evaded it in time. It wasn't a frontal collision, but she fainted in the car Still let him go out of his wits, the scene was chaotic, when he carried her out, the driver's seat was already covered in blood, and after careful inspection, there were no wounds, and he was inexperienced. The driver who caused the accident was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he just stood there without saying a word. He managed to maintain his composure on the surface, and called the police to call an ambulance, but the hands holding her were shaking all the time. He waited until the hospital was told that it was a miscarriage and that his life was not in danger. For a long time, my throat still hurts as if it has been rubbed by sandpaper.
With a man with Cheng Zhidong's lifestyle, no matter how strong a woman is, there will be moments when she can't stand it. He has expected it, but what he didn't expect is that this moment came so quickly, and it hurt her and hurt her. so deep.
Cheng Zhidong, look at what you have done.Qi Mei has always been a calm and beautiful princess-like woman, but now she cries like a child in front of him.
Stretch out your hands and hold her hand in yours, "Qimei, don't cry, it's okay."
No, what she needs is not these hands, she wants that man, she wants Cheng Zhidong, she wants him by her side.She really wants to tell him that she has had a hard time these two days, and now that the child is gone, she is very sad again.
But he is not here, when she needs it, this man will never be there.
Unable to speak, she kept crying, and Lin He was also silent, holding her hand tightly by the bed, never letting go.
I dialed the phone as soon as I got off the plane, but there was never anyone answering it, and in the end it was impossible to get through.
Cheng Zhidong was physically and mentally exhausted. He was dying in the Philippines, and the smell of death was still lingering in his nostrils. The government army and the rebel army clashed right in front of him.
He has traveled to countless countries, and of course he has been to the most dangerous places. Before the riots in Indonesia, he went to see if the local factories were worth buying. Those are all in a safe state, which is completely different from this time when I saw the scene of armed conflict with real guns and live ammunition at such a close distance.
When the car door was opened, gunshots rang out, followed by the sudden eyes of the officer in front of him, and his slumped body.When the second bullet grazed his body and hit the car, he was so shocked that he could hardly move. The scene was chaotic, and he even heard the screams of his employees.Being pressed under the car body, gunshots continued, yelling was mixed in, smoke and dust were everywhere, and when a large number of government troops finally arrived, there were already casualties on both sides.
After returning to the safe area, he immediately contacted acquainted officials in the local government and asked them to send troops to protect the foreign employees who were too late to evacuate in the factory and escort them back to the country first. In such a dangerous situation, everything is fake, and personal safety is the most important thing. .
There is a communication shield in the safe area, and international calls cannot be dialed or accessed at all. Anyone who is contacted has to be transferred through the military. On the one hand, he is anxious, and on the other hand, he is still worried about her.
After arranging the injured employees and dealing with the temporary suspension of production at the local factory, he has not closed his eyes for two days.There was no time to think about other things, and as soon as he could get away, he dropped everything and flew straight to China.
This time I went to the airport in a car sent by the local military. The airport was heavily guarded, and all the people in uniform looked serious. A large number of foreigners evacuated in a panic. The local person in charge of the factory kept sending him to the boarding gate. "Mr. Cheng, the U.S. headquarters didn't urge you to go back. Why do you want to go back to China?"
"I have very important matters. I will tell the board of directors in the United States that there is no rush." After several days of sleepless nights, his eyes were already red, so he simply answered, turned around and left.
It's been a while since we haven't contacted each other. If it was normal, it could be explained, but now it's an emergency for them, and I'm really not sure about her reaction. When Cheng Zhidong made the first call, he felt uneasy.
As a result, no one answered.
Qimei, are you angry with me?I didn't mean not to contact you, please don't do this, okay?
When she called her office again, the assistant was already familiar with his voice, and immediately answered when he heard his question, "Lawyer Ye has been on sick leave for the past two days and hasn't come to work. You can call her on her cell phone."
sick leave?With a sinking heart, Cheng Zhidong drove very fast.When he got to her downstairs, he realized that he always sent her downstairs and left. He had never been to her house. The building was straight and tall, and every window was exactly the same. In which window I don't know.
Distraught, he knocked on the door and got out of the car, leaning against the car door and taking a deep breath.
Don't panic, Qi Mei is not an ordinary woman. She has always been a strong, calm and sensible woman. She promised him that she would wait for him to come back to solve the problem no matter what. If you misunderstand, you will make trouble unreasonably, and you will do things that he cannot accept.
But she didn't answer the phone, she wasn't in the office, the assistant said she was on sick leave, and even her car was gone.This incomparably familiar place is now terribly strange, even for himself, the feeling he has never felt before is terribly strange.
For so long, he has regarded her as a part of his world, but now she has disappeared from his world without a sound, without a word, without an explanation, so easy, so unbearable for him!
Not wanting to move, the only persistent thought is that he must wait for her no matter what, see her with his own eyes, and ask her what's the matter with himself?
Time passed by every minute, he stood from the scorching sun until the dusk, his legs gradually became numb, and some people who passed by this place repeatedly began to secretly cast puzzled eyes on him, but because of his body exuding No one dared to step forward due to the haze atmosphere.
A car drove over slowly and stopped right in front of the building. The door opened, a man made eye contact with him, and both of them stared at him at the same time.
Pausing in his tracks, Lin He narrowed his eyes.Cheng Zhidong, why are you here?The night was thin, and the lights in front of the building had been turned on. Standing in such complicated light, the man couldn't see his expression clearly, but his posture was still tough and compelling.
The spine straightened reflexively, and Cheng Zhidong looked at him from afar.
Withdrawing his gaze, Lin He stopped looking at him, continued his movements, and slowly opened the rear door on the other side, and he reached in as if to hug.
The snow-white wrist stretched out, the gesture of refusal, and then the familiar slender ankle under the wide-leg pants, slowly fell to the ground under Cheng Zhidong's unbelievable eyes.
Keeping his eyes closed in the car, Ye Qimei was completely unaware of the undercurrents around him, and walked out of the car enduring the feeling of weakness in his limbs. There was a fragrance of flowers in the evening wind, and in front of him was a familiar building, with many windows peeking through. A hazy yellow warm light.Taking a deep breath, she straightened up, raised her head and brushed her messy long hair.
Unable to believe it, Cheng Zhidong took a step forward and then stopped.
He wanted to call her out, but he couldn't speak, his mind was rumbling, and he had already rushed over in his consciousness, but there was a huge lock under his feet, and he couldn't move no matter what.
After getting out of the car, Lin He reached out to help, but Ye Qimei still pushed away, turned his head to the side, and said thank you.Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw a familiar figure suddenly standing in the background that she was accustomed to seeing every day. She thought it was a phantom, and she was momentarily stunned.
Pay attention again, it's still there, it's not a hallucination caused by my brain confusion these two days, I didn't expect anything else, Ye Qimei's first reaction was to relax.
Zhidong, so you are safe and sound.
Wanting to call him, the tall figure moved in the dim light, and walked up to him in a few steps, with a hoarse voice, "Qi Mei, where have you been?"
This tone—full of words came to his mouth, but was interrupted by his questioning tone at this time. Ye Qimei opened his eyes and looked at him. Because he was not tall enough, his posture was a little weak at first, and he tilted his head slightly, like a man. A child whose condition is unknown due to shock.
There was no answer, something strange ran rampant in his mind, and he grabbed it with a movement of his hand, "Speak!"
"Mr. Cheng." The hand that was about to touch her shoulders was stopped by the air, Lin He's voice was soft but extremely firm, "Qi Mei just came back from the hospital, please be careful."
"Get out of the way." Backhanded, Cheng Zhidong's voice became louder and louder, "What are you going to the hospital for? Why are you with him? And the child? Qimei, tell me!"
"Cheng Zhidong." Breathing in with a low voice, Ye Qimei stared at him in disbelief.
His face was so unfamiliar in the night, his eyes were bloodshot, his cheeks had blue stubble, his brows were tangled, and his jaw line was stiff.
Is this still the man she is familiar with?The man who kissed her skin to skin and called her baby with a smile; the man who hugged her in the middle of the night and buried his face on her back and kissed; went?
She used to be so worried, afraid that something would happen to him, afraid that he would not come back safely, afraid that he would never see him again, so afraid that she was so desperate that she didn't think about anything, she just wanted to fly to the place closest to him immediately.
Unexpected gain, unexpected loss, only the uneasy joy. She has to experience life and death. In just two days, she was exhausted. What's more sad is that he was not around all these moments. Facing all these There's only her alone, and she's alone!
"Qi Mei!" He couldn't wait for an answer, the strange thing in his mind became more and more acute, his temples throbbed with pain, his nerves were tense, and Cheng Zhidong hardly yelled.
Looking straight at him without moving, Ye Qimei's eyes gradually turned cold.
The body no longer hurts, but the wound deep in the heart is still bloody and cannot be touched.
It was too hard, and this time she didn't want to bear it alone.She needed him, needed him back, needed his comfort, needed him by her side.
But what did she wait for?No comfort, no hugs, or even a chance to speak, only questioning.
She needs him, not the one in front of her.
Finally he answered, Ye Qimei's voice was slightly chilly, "Not anymore, child, not anymore."
There was a storm gathering in his eyes, the ink-colored haze before the shower, and his hands began to exert force unconsciously on her shoulders, so forcefully, she could almost hear the creaking of her own bones,
"Ye Qimei, say it again." In the midsummer evening, why did he feel so cold?Every word was squeezed out between teeth, Cheng Zhidong gritted his teeth.
Suddenly want to laugh.She has seen countless couples who turned against each other, and she can't believe that those parties occasionally describe their sweet past.How could there be someone in this world who was obsessed with each other, and then hated the one he loved to the bone, and then died. But the expression of the man in front of him now can only be described by the word bloodthirsty.
It turned out that she was wrong, those were all true, all the things she had doubted were all true.
He said Ye Qimei, you say it again, he used such a terrible expression to ask her to say it again.
Well, she fulfilled his wish.
"Cheng Zhidong," she raised a hand with difficulty to stop Lin He from stepping forward to pull him away, her brows and eyes turned cold, "Listen carefully, your child is gone."
He can't move, can't make a sound, he has exhausted all his strength to maintain the original state, and the surface tension has reached the limit. He is afraid that if he loses control, the consequences will be unimaginable.
There was blood red in front of him, heartache, disappointment, anger, and the fear of knowing that something was irreparable. He wanted to roar, but also wanted to plead, countless violent struggles, and thousands of thoughts tangled together. Cheng Zhidong's brain went into a vacuum instead.
Still maintaining the posture of raising his head, his fingers on his shoulders trembled slightly, the faint light of the evening was fleeting, and everything was plunged into darkness, faintly dim.
His breathing was not smooth, his chest was filled with a heavy feeling, and he was uncomfortably falling. He wanted to speak, but only his lips moved.Instead, his hand moved first, and he stretched out his arm to push the man who was holding him tightly.
Her chest was held down by her palm, his arms instinctively tightened, and Cheng Zhidong desperately wanted to take her into his arms.
Shoulder pain, Ye Qimei couldn't help snorting.
Lin He, who had been standing on the side all the time, finally reached out again, grabbed his arm firmly, "Let her go, you will hurt Qi Mei."
This action and sentence were like a flame that suddenly appeared on a dry fuse. There was a buzzing in his ear, and as soon as he let go, Cheng Zhidong had already punched him in the next second.
"Cheng Zhidong!" He let go of his hand, and suddenly lost the strength to support himself. Ye Qimei couldn't stand still, and almost fell to the ground.
The scene in front of her made her dumbfounded, Cheng Zhidong punched fast and hard, Lin He was also caught off guard, the first time he punched on the brow bone, he braced his arm with all his strength in embarrassment, both of them glared.
"Why do you hit someone? Let go." He looked furious, and his first reaction was to stop him from making any more crazy moves. Ye Qimei stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull.
When he got close, he saw the redness and swelling on Lin He's face at first glance, which was shocking, and he took a breath of air, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, Qimei, get out of the way, and be careful not to get hurt."
She defended him, and at this moment, she actually defended this inexplicable man in front of him.
Looking at it for another second was enough to make him suffocate, his eyes were bloodshot, Cheng Zhidong suddenly stopped, turned and left.
The huge knock on the door seemed to have countless echoes, the sharp friction of the tires turned sharply, and the tall body of the Q7 disappeared in an instant.
"Qimei?" Lin He called her in a low voice.
Ye Qimei's face was completely opposite to the direction in which the car body disappeared, her lips were too tight, leaving only a straight slit, her face was pale, shocking in the night.
"Qimei?" Worried, he called again.
"It's okay, let's go upstairs." She finally answered, her voice was dark.
That night she sat alone on the bed and cried. The air conditioner was very cold and the room was deserted.At first, she just sobbed, and instinctively covered her face with her hands. Even if no one could see herself like this, she still felt ashamed.
But the tears kept pouring out from between her fingers, the sobbing gradually turned into uncontrollable sobs, the curtains were not drawn, the moonlight was dim and bleak, and she suddenly became self-willed, she kicked everything on the bed to the ground, leaving no bedding and pillows , the flat sheet became as boundless and lonely as the sea in the night, she felt cold and wanted someone to hug her, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and then she got out of bed and picked up those things one by one.
I went to the bathroom to wash my face with cold water, tied up my hair, turned around and went to the kitchen to take out the ice tray and add water and put it in the freezer of the refrigerator.Turning on the light in the kitchen, she drank water alone. The light was white, illuminating the faint blue veins on the pale skin of her wrists.
Remember to change this bulb to a yellow one tomorrow.
Writing this sentence on a note, she casually pressed it under the refrigerator magnet, and then went back to her room to sleep.
The next morning, she slapped her cheeks with water with ice cubes. Except for the slight blackness under her eyes, she had completely returned to her original self in the mirror.
Opening the door, Lin He and Beibei were already waiting at the door, looked at her with a smile, and stretched out their heads to rub against her.
"Qimei, I knew you would be in a hurry to go to work as soon as you came back, so I'll see you off?"
Looking down at his watch, his car is still in the repair shop. It is okay to take a taxi, but the neighbors are kind.
"Okay, I'll trouble you then, is Beibei also with me? I'll buy you beef bagels on the way?"
Wooow, Beibei screamed with joy.
She also smiled, but there was no light in her eyes.
(End of this chapter)
She used to be so worried, afraid that something would happen to him, afraid that he would not come back safely, afraid that he would never see him again, so afraid that she was desperate and didn't think about anything, she just wanted to fly to the place closest to him immediately.
Unexpected loss, unexpected gain, only shocking joy.
After leaving the airport, Cheng Zhidong sat in the car and remained silent.The factory is located on the outskirts of the city, about an hour away. The people around him reported the situation enthusiastically, but he didn't speak, and the atmosphere in the car was oppressive.
"Chengzong, the conflict between the government and the rebels has escalated here. We have received a warning from the military that all foreign employees must temporarily evacuate and concentrate in areas protected by the government. But if those foreign experts leave, the factory will If the work is suspended, the orders for this quarter will definitely not be delivered in time, and the loss will be huge.”
The weather in the Philippines is hot and it is close to noon. There are very few pedestrians on the roads. Most of the people walking around are soldiers with live ammunition and camouflage uniforms.
The situation in this country has always been unstable, and he was mentally prepared, but he was caught off guard when it suddenly became so serious.After reading the local newspapers and military notices carefully, Cheng Zhidong frowned, publicly declaring that he would kidnap foreign hostages and threaten the government. This is no longer a dispute between the rebels and the government, but almost catching up with international terrorists.
It's very troublesome, and what's even more annoying is that he threatened the government at this time, he stared at the notice and gritted his teeth secretly.
The speed of the car was very fast. After driving out of the urban area, the military set up patrol posts on the road, and saw them waving from a distance, signaling the car to stop and check.
There were fully armed soldiers standing beside the roadblock. The local employees got out of the car and talked with them. The soldiers kept looking at the car. Finally, a man who looked like a military officer knocked on the window and said in English, "Sir, please." Get out and show your passport."
There was also the person in charge of the local factory in the Philippines in the car. Hearing this, he grabbed him, "Mr. Cheng, I'll go down and talk."
"No need." He straightened up and pushed the door open, stepping down in one step.
Walking out of the house, Ye Qimei took a deep breath, and Ye's father smiled and comforted him, "Your mother is like that, don't take it to heart."
"I know." Walking out with her father, the family car was parked in the yard in front of the door. Seeing her father sitting on it proudly, she grinned, "Dad, do you like it?"
Father Ye realized his dream of driving after he retired, and happily took the test that was probably the last in his life. Not long after he got the notebook, the reward was the car given by his daughter.Hearing her daughter's question at this time, she immediately nodded her head on the steering wheel, "Why don't you like it? I drove your mother to Yangcheng Lake to eat crabs last time. It's a pity that you were busy and couldn't go together."
She knew that her mother would call herself as soon as she got home, panting and saying that she would never ride in the car driven by this old man again in this life. It took four or five hours on the road, and she got up early in the morning to eat crabs in the afternoon, and the tractors arrived. Might as well just go on foot.
"Dad, do you want me to drive?" Thinking back and laughing, Ye Qimei reached out and held the steering wheel before the car started.
Seeing her expression, I knew what my daughter was thinking. Father Ye held the control and refused to let go, "No, Dad must send you off in person."
Don’t insist anymore, fasten your seat belt, and watch your dad slowly turn out of the yard, it’s already too late, the familiar quiet path is paved smoothly, when she was a child, she always sat on the back seat of her dad’s 28-inch big black bicycle when she went out, she was short in childhood , Every time I have to be lifted high to sit on it, I can only see my father's back when I move forward, with a wide back, it is very warm to hug.
I don't know why, she is very sensitive today, even this small memory makes her feel wrinkled, a little uncomfortable, she tugged on the seat belt, and said softly, "Thank you, Dad."
"Thank you, Dad? No matter how much you are Dad's baby, why are you thankful?" Dad Ye chuckled.
Feeling complicated and uneasy, with his palms on his lower abdomen, Ye Qimei turned sideways, put his forehead on his father's shoulder and said in a low voice, "No, thank you, thank you, father."
My daughter has been independent since she was a child, and when she grows up, she will act like a spoiled child less. I don’t know what’s on her mind. She only thinks that she was hit by her mother’s training today. Father Ye immediately slowed down, comforting and enjoying the long-lost baby’s acting like a spoiled child, with a happy expression on his face. Hehe, "Okay, Dad will support you no matter what, don't worry, I'll talk to Mom when I go back to her."
It was very late when she got home, and she stood in front of the mirror after taking a shower and looked carefully.The lower abdomen is still very flat, and it is completely impossible to imagine that there is already a small life inside.Feeling very strange, she raised the front of the bathrobe with both hands, turned sideways and imagined what she might become, and then she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
After laughing, she tied up her bathrobe carefully, and the air-conditioning in the room was cool. She walked out of the bathroom with bare feet and slippers, and sneezed unconsciously.
Reaching out to turn up the air conditioner, the smile on Ye Qimei's face turned into a sigh. Lying on the bed, the first thing he did was to touch the phone. After thinking about it, he put it down, turned over and closed his eyes.
There are some things that can't be rushed. Since he didn't call her, he must be thinking hard.
Turning over again, her eyes widened in the dark, why didn't she call her?What is it taking so long to think about?
The phone screen was turned on by myself, and there was a bright light beside the pillow, and then gradually faded until it was completely dark.It was the first time I was troubled by a phone call. After waking up, I had repeatedly turned it on many times. A little disgusted with my performance, Ye Qimei turned it off angrily, and finally turned over, closed his eyes hard and fell asleep.
Her body was lazy, and once she fell asleep, she fell into a deep sleep. She was woken up by the assistant's phone call early the next morning.
"Lawyer Ye, the court session is held today. The client has already arrived. I made several calls to ask questions, but your cell phone was not turned on. I had to call your home. Is there anything wrong?"
She jumped up in shock, looked up at the clock with the microphone in her hands, my God, she actually fell asleep until this point, could the immune system also affect the biological clock?
There was still time for the speeding car to rush over, Ye Qimei jumped out of bed while grabbing the microphone and speaking quickly, "Take all the materials to the court and wait for me, I will be there soon."
Tidying herself up like a war, she grabbed the car keys and ran outside. When she turned on her phone, a series of text messages rang, all of which were missed call reminders from Telecom.
No time to look, she jumped into the car and started it. When she drove out of the gate of the community, she was neat and fast. The security guards were always impressed by her and her car, so they pushed the isolation bar all the way, and habitually smiled and raised their hands to say hello , but before she could make a sound, she vaguely saw her nodding through the window, and the red Volvo sped forward and disappeared in front of her eyes in a blink of an eye.
No matter how embarrassed, Ye Qimei tidied up her appearance before getting out of the car, and walked into the court with the calmest posture.A line has its own essentials, the court is like a battlefield, and the momentum is the most important.
Accustomed to her authority, no one around questioned her haste at the last minute.But I knew that all the strength in my body had been used to maintain the surface calm. In just a short corridor, her heart was beating wildly, and her feet were soft.
The procedure is boring, everything is done step by step, presenting evidence, reading the statement, she has always been well prepared, she should be familiar with it, but this time it feels completely different, her heartbeat has never slowed down, her chest is tight and short of breath, she has never felt that the time in court will be so difficult And long.
The judge knew her very well, and couldn't help but greet her after the verdict was pronounced, "Lawyer Ye, are you feeling unwell? You look ugly."
There was no time to say more, she shook her head, there were still many documents to be signed by both parties, so she went out first.
The scorching sun outside the courthouse made the air so hot that it seemed to be sticky. When I walked out of the cold hall, my skin felt sticky.
The man came over with his lawyer, looked at her client with resentment, as if looking at an enemy, "Why such an expression? You got everything you wanted and pretended to be in pain, and performed a full set of plays. This is not a big theater, don't mess with her." People laughed."
Her client was a thin woman who didn't speak after hearing the verdict. She just lowered her head and walked out. When she heard her ex-husband's words, she raised her head with a serious expression, "Sir, please pay attention to your attitude when you speak. From now on, I have no obligation to endure any insult from you."
The man glared angrily when he heard the words, and was about to lose control of his emotions on the spot.At this time, couples are often inferior to strangers. They are used to such a situation. Normally, Ye Qimei would not even raise his eyelids.But at this time, she was exhausted, and she just wanted to settle everything earlier and go back to rest. She stepped forward, and she raised her hand to stop him from speaking, "Sir, the verdict has come down. After those documents are signed, I don't think there will be a chance for you to meet again." Too much, why bother?"
That man is a private owner who opened a trading company by himself. He is used to shouting and drinking. He just lost a large amount of property. At this time, his heart was on fire. , "You are not proud of yourself, remember to be careful when you go out on the street."
Dizzy, she took a step back and almost fell.The assistant came up and shouted, "What are you doing!"
Grasping the assistant's shoulders to stand firm, Ye Qimei paused before speaking, "Xiao Mei, write down what he just said." Then he pointed to the client and the male lawyer standing aside, and one in uniform, The court staff who just passed by said, "You, you, and this gentleman, I was physically threatened just now, and I reserve the right to sue this man. You are all witnesses."
what--?I didn't expect her to be so ruthless, and the man who was jumping and clamoring just now was stunned.
Finally, after everything was over, Ye Qimei was already struggling to breathe. She had been busy all day long and hadn't eaten in the afternoon. She didn't have the energy to do anything for the time being. She leaned back in the chair and exhaled.
The mobile phone was thrown on the table, quietly and silently.Reaching out to take it, there are a lot of reminders, you have missed calls, but they are all calls from your assistant in the morning, and she has not turned on the phone at that time.
I was a little angry at first, but now I am worried.
Cheng Zhidong, what's wrong with you?
This man has always been straightforward. Although he looks Chinese, he is completely American on the inside. He expresses his feelings straightforwardly. If there is any discomfort, he will let her know immediately, so that he can communicate with each other and solve it together.Seeing more sticky and tortuous Tai Chi pushing hands-like Chinese-style emotions, his character becomes even more commendable and worth cherishing.
Because of this, she would tell him that she had a child immediately, and she also thought that he might be surprised, caught off guard, and didn't know how to deal with it, so she thought hard about it, but it definitely didn't include disappearing from the world.
Without further delay, she picked up the phone and dialed it, but there was no familiar ringtone, and there was no sound over there.
Glancing at your phone in surprise, it’s broken again?Isn't it brand new?
Pressed the button and dialed the next number casually, and it was connected quickly. The assistant Xiaomei's voice was strange, "Lawyer Ye, I'm outside, why are you calling?"
It's not bad——Ye Qimei began to force her, "Oh, there's nothing to do now, let's go eat something together, shall we?"
"Okay, okay." It was rare for Lawyer Ye to ask for a meal together, and his head was jumping happily.
The Hong Kong-style tea restaurant was full of people from morning to night. Sitting in the soft seat of the train car in the corner, Xiao Mei pointed at the menu pressed under the glass and scrolled all the way, "Is the shrimp wonton good? Oh, it's been a long time I'm eating double skin milk, how about some dessert?"
Basically not picky eaters, Ye Qimei has no objections.Although I don't have much appetite today, it's different now, I want to eat even if I don't want to.
There are many LCD TVs hanging in the restaurant. Like all restaurants, they keep flickering on and off without anyone noticing.There was a lot of voices, and the waiter trotted all the way with the plate, and asked loudly when serving the food, "Which table is the pineapple bun? Ah, your almond tofu will be here soon."
Finally decided what to order, Xiao Mei beckoned for someone, Ye Qimei sat down and dialed the phone, no, frowning slightly after hanging up, thinking about it, then picked it up and dialed again.
It's rare to see her look so restless and irritable, Xiao Mei wondered, "Who is it? Can't you get in touch?"
Looking up and smiling, behind Xiaomei is the TV hanging in the air, glanced at it, and Ye Qimei suddenly stood up.
"Lawyer Ye?" Today, Lawyer Ye's behavior was so abnormal that Xiao Mei was speechless.
The international news was playing on the screen, the restaurant was too noisy, and the broadcast could not be heard at all, but the screen jumped for a short moment, and the scrolling subtitles below were still very clear.
"According to reports, the political turmoil in the Philippines has escalated. On the outskirts of the capital Manila yesterday around 21 pm local time, anti-government armed groups took [-] foreign hostages. It is reported that one of the hostages is a Chinese man. Our government severely condemns this behavior—"
His lips were numb, and the phone was still pressed to his ear. When he woke up again, he was already standing under the TV, staring at the screen with his head up.
Surprised glances were cast from all around, startled by her performance, Xiao Mei panicked, stood up and stretched out her hand, "Lawyer Ye, what's the matter?"
The fingers were clasped tightly, the phone was unknowingly pressed too hard against the ear, numb and painful, and the lips were pursed into a thin line.She has a very strong personality since she was a child, and she can endure pain more than ordinary children. The greater the sudden impact, the more calm her face is. When she was seven years old, the door was blown shut by the strong wind, and she was photographed. The shape has changed.Under such severe pain, she just silently tightened her body and squatted down, waiting for the pain to pass without saying a word.
Because mom and dad are busy with work, they are used to having only one person at home, and no one will come to comfort them when they cry, so it is better not to cry.Later, as I got older, I felt more and more the benefits of doing things like this. Really, no matter what happens, earth-shattering will only arouse curiosity and wait and see, and it will definitely not help the matter. It is better to solve it quietly by yourself.
The voice in my heart is still calm, why panic?The Philippines is so big, and there are tens of thousands of foreigners coming in and out. It doesn't have to be him, and it's not like writing a novel or making a movie. How could it be such a coincidence?What's there to be nervous about?But this time was different. Before he had time to clear his mind, his body reacted shamefully. The exhaustion and weakness that had been lingering in the past were overwhelmed, and the restlessness and anxiety were overwhelming. He wanted to go back to his seat, but his calves trembled slightly. Can't walk.
"Lawyer Ye?" Asked again, Xiao Mei raised her voice.
"You eat first, I have some urgent matters to deal with." When she came back to her senses, she hurriedly left a sentence, Ye Qimei grabbed her bag and went out.
In the car, she calmed down for a while, then searched for the phone and dialed.
"Zhong Zhong, I'm Qi Mei."
Zhong Zhong is an old classmate of hers. After graduation, she joined the Information Department. When she answered the phone, her voice was pleasantly surprised. Don't slip away halfway."
How could I have the time to tell her that, Ye Qimei said concisely, "I have something to ask you about yesterday's Philippine hostage kidnapping incident."
"Ah? You're interested in that too? You didn't become a lawyer, but you went to the United Nations?" Zhong Zhong, who was a bunk bed in the university, made fun of her as usual.
"Zhong Zhong, I don't have time to joke. Is there a man of Chinese descent among the kidnapped foreigners? Tell me his name."
"Name? Why do you want to know this?" Her tone was serious, and Zhong Zhong was surprised. In his impression, Ye Qimei was never a person with excessive curiosity, so why did he suddenly become concerned about international affairs.
"You tell me first." Annoyed, Ye Qimei grabbed the phone to restrain her emotions.
"Wait a minute, let me take a look." Stop joking, Zhong Zhong buried himself in the investigation. "No, the list hasn't arrived yet, but most of them are tourists, and some are local foreign businessmen. Oh, that Chinese is American."
His hands trembled, the air-conditioning in the car was cool, but his palms were sticky, and he realized that he was covered in cold sweat.Sitting in the driver's seat was blown by the cold wind, shaking badly.
After making a phone call to book a flight ticket, Ye Qimei drove home very quickly. She entered the door and opened the drawer to get her passport.I ran into Lin He downstairs, his expression was surprised, "Qi Mei, are you on a business trip?"
"No, I have some private matters to go to the Philippines." She walked hurriedly.
Lin He stopped her, "Why are you so anxious? You just fell and went to the hospital yesterday, and now you are going abroad? Are you too brave?"
"Lin He." She looked straight over, "Thank you for your concern, but I'm in a hurry right now."
"Qimei." He didn't let go, and she gave her a cold look.
Her face was pale and she felt very bad. Lin He let go first, and then slowed down his voice, "Are you going to the airport? Shall I see you off?"
"No, I'll drive by myself." Ye Qimei continued to walk forward.
There was no way to stop him, he could only stand there and watch her get on the car and start the car. The speed of the red Volvo was not very fast when it drove out of the driveway, which was completely opposite to the way she was in a hurry just now.A little puzzled, he kept watching. When the car was about to drive out of the door, it began to pause slightly, then the front of the car tilted, and it slipped dangerously against the pillar and turned out.
Surprised, Lin He ran out quickly, and before he reached the gate, he heard a screeching brake on the street, followed by many people's exclamations.
Before I even opened my eyes, I heard the conversation around me. The voice of the senior sister was a little annoyed, "You clearly know that she is not in good health, and you let her drive alone, so you are only anxious now. It is useless to worry, regret it go."
There was a long silence at the side before someone answered, it was Lin He, "Doctor Li, I just hope Qi Mei is fine, can you tell me how she is now?"
Probably because he felt that his attitude was sincere, Li Yun's tone slowed down a bit, "She's fine, but she's relatively weak after the miscarriage, and she needs to be taken care of when she goes back to recuperate."
The limbs are heavy, the eyelids are also very tired, I didn't feel pain at first, it was just drowsiness, and I didn't want to open my eyes to explain, but when I heard those two words, my heart seemed to be entwined with tough filaments suddenly, I don't know who was there One end was pulling the end of the thread with great force, and as it jumped, it tightened one after another. The heartache was so painful that I couldn't breathe. Before I could react, the corners of my eyes were hot, and tears were already falling down uncontrollably.
"Qi Mei?" Someone called back and forth, and then Lin He said in a pleading voice, "Doctor Li, can you let me be alone with her for a while?"
Li Yun sighed, and then the sound of footsteps went away.
The room became quiet, "Qimei?" With a very low voice, the light in front of him dimmed, and he opened his eyes to see him leaning down, looking at her with pity.
My mind was full, but when I thought about it carefully, it was all empty.
It was only a day, but she had fantasized about it.
In the bakery, she looked at the girl with black straight hair across the narrow sidewalk, smiled and stood on tiptoe and kissed her mother.
At that time, she had imagined that there was also a very small child in her arms, who was fragrant and soft, and because they were connected by blood, she would feel that it was the most beautiful treasure in the world no matter what.
And sitting next to my father, watching him slowly turn out of his yard, smiling when talking to her, calling her baby very fondly, saying that no matter how big she looks, she is dad's baby.
At that time, she also had fantasies, fantasizing about the way the man saw the child laughing, imagining the way the child called him Dad, and then being held up high and giggling, just like she was so complete and happy when she was a child.
He said what I want, I want you to be born, you don't have time for me to raise it.She shouldn't doubt him, he spoke so earnestly, even with a little pleading in his voice, how could she suspect that he was thinking hard, how could she suspect that he was escaping?
I knew at first that things were not that simple, they were just fantasies, but now, even the fantasies are gone.
It hurts too much, every heartbeat is torture, and the whole chest is empty.Gritting his teeth, he persuaded himself not to get out of control, but to restrain himself, nothing can't be passed.When I was a child, I stuck my finger in the crack of the door, and when I pulled it out, the purple color was distorted, so ugly, it didn't recover slowly, and I couldn't see anything.
But no, not this time.Someone in front of her bent down, looked at her very tenderly, with her elbow crossed her face, it was wet, and a low whimper came out, she lay on her back, and finally cried aloud.
"It's okay, it will be fine soon." Lin He's voice was gentle.
"You don't know, you don't understand." She sobbed, her voice muffled.
Qi Mei——
She was completely in the shadow of her own body, the sky was dark, the lights in the ward had not been turned on, her elbows and arms covered most of her face, tears rolled down the contours of her cheeks, glittering and translucent in the faint twilight, The heart constricted one after another, and a certain place in the deepest part was full of mixed feelings, and the pain was unbearable.
When she ran out of the community, her red Volvo collided obliquely with another oncoming car. Fortunately, her speed was not fast, and the other car evaded it in time. It wasn't a frontal collision, but she fainted in the car Still let him go out of his wits, the scene was chaotic, when he carried her out, the driver's seat was already covered in blood, and after careful inspection, there were no wounds, and he was inexperienced. The driver who caused the accident was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he just stood there without saying a word. He managed to maintain his composure on the surface, and called the police to call an ambulance, but the hands holding her were shaking all the time. He waited until the hospital was told that it was a miscarriage and that his life was not in danger. For a long time, my throat still hurts as if it has been rubbed by sandpaper.
With a man with Cheng Zhidong's lifestyle, no matter how strong a woman is, there will be moments when she can't stand it. He has expected it, but what he didn't expect is that this moment came so quickly, and it hurt her and hurt her. so deep.
Cheng Zhidong, look at what you have done.Qi Mei has always been a calm and beautiful princess-like woman, but now she cries like a child in front of him.
Stretch out your hands and hold her hand in yours, "Qimei, don't cry, it's okay."
No, what she needs is not these hands, she wants that man, she wants Cheng Zhidong, she wants him by her side.She really wants to tell him that she has had a hard time these two days, and now that the child is gone, she is very sad again.
But he is not here, when she needs it, this man will never be there.
Unable to speak, she kept crying, and Lin He was also silent, holding her hand tightly by the bed, never letting go.
I dialed the phone as soon as I got off the plane, but there was never anyone answering it, and in the end it was impossible to get through.
Cheng Zhidong was physically and mentally exhausted. He was dying in the Philippines, and the smell of death was still lingering in his nostrils. The government army and the rebel army clashed right in front of him.
He has traveled to countless countries, and of course he has been to the most dangerous places. Before the riots in Indonesia, he went to see if the local factories were worth buying. Those are all in a safe state, which is completely different from this time when I saw the scene of armed conflict with real guns and live ammunition at such a close distance.
When the car door was opened, gunshots rang out, followed by the sudden eyes of the officer in front of him, and his slumped body.When the second bullet grazed his body and hit the car, he was so shocked that he could hardly move. The scene was chaotic, and he even heard the screams of his employees.Being pressed under the car body, gunshots continued, yelling was mixed in, smoke and dust were everywhere, and when a large number of government troops finally arrived, there were already casualties on both sides.
After returning to the safe area, he immediately contacted acquainted officials in the local government and asked them to send troops to protect the foreign employees who were too late to evacuate in the factory and escort them back to the country first. In such a dangerous situation, everything is fake, and personal safety is the most important thing. .
There is a communication shield in the safe area, and international calls cannot be dialed or accessed at all. Anyone who is contacted has to be transferred through the military. On the one hand, he is anxious, and on the other hand, he is still worried about her.
After arranging the injured employees and dealing with the temporary suspension of production at the local factory, he has not closed his eyes for two days.There was no time to think about other things, and as soon as he could get away, he dropped everything and flew straight to China.
This time I went to the airport in a car sent by the local military. The airport was heavily guarded, and all the people in uniform looked serious. A large number of foreigners evacuated in a panic. The local person in charge of the factory kept sending him to the boarding gate. "Mr. Cheng, the U.S. headquarters didn't urge you to go back. Why do you want to go back to China?"
"I have very important matters. I will tell the board of directors in the United States that there is no rush." After several days of sleepless nights, his eyes were already red, so he simply answered, turned around and left.
It's been a while since we haven't contacted each other. If it was normal, it could be explained, but now it's an emergency for them, and I'm really not sure about her reaction. When Cheng Zhidong made the first call, he felt uneasy.
As a result, no one answered.
Qimei, are you angry with me?I didn't mean not to contact you, please don't do this, okay?
When she called her office again, the assistant was already familiar with his voice, and immediately answered when he heard his question, "Lawyer Ye has been on sick leave for the past two days and hasn't come to work. You can call her on her cell phone."
sick leave?With a sinking heart, Cheng Zhidong drove very fast.When he got to her downstairs, he realized that he always sent her downstairs and left. He had never been to her house. The building was straight and tall, and every window was exactly the same. In which window I don't know.
Distraught, he knocked on the door and got out of the car, leaning against the car door and taking a deep breath.
Don't panic, Qi Mei is not an ordinary woman. She has always been a strong, calm and sensible woman. She promised him that she would wait for him to come back to solve the problem no matter what. If you misunderstand, you will make trouble unreasonably, and you will do things that he cannot accept.
But she didn't answer the phone, she wasn't in the office, the assistant said she was on sick leave, and even her car was gone.This incomparably familiar place is now terribly strange, even for himself, the feeling he has never felt before is terribly strange.
For so long, he has regarded her as a part of his world, but now she has disappeared from his world without a sound, without a word, without an explanation, so easy, so unbearable for him!
Not wanting to move, the only persistent thought is that he must wait for her no matter what, see her with his own eyes, and ask her what's the matter with himself?
Time passed by every minute, he stood from the scorching sun until the dusk, his legs gradually became numb, and some people who passed by this place repeatedly began to secretly cast puzzled eyes on him, but because of his body exuding No one dared to step forward due to the haze atmosphere.
A car drove over slowly and stopped right in front of the building. The door opened, a man made eye contact with him, and both of them stared at him at the same time.
Pausing in his tracks, Lin He narrowed his eyes.Cheng Zhidong, why are you here?The night was thin, and the lights in front of the building had been turned on. Standing in such complicated light, the man couldn't see his expression clearly, but his posture was still tough and compelling.
The spine straightened reflexively, and Cheng Zhidong looked at him from afar.
Withdrawing his gaze, Lin He stopped looking at him, continued his movements, and slowly opened the rear door on the other side, and he reached in as if to hug.
The snow-white wrist stretched out, the gesture of refusal, and then the familiar slender ankle under the wide-leg pants, slowly fell to the ground under Cheng Zhidong's unbelievable eyes.
Keeping his eyes closed in the car, Ye Qimei was completely unaware of the undercurrents around him, and walked out of the car enduring the feeling of weakness in his limbs. There was a fragrance of flowers in the evening wind, and in front of him was a familiar building, with many windows peeking through. A hazy yellow warm light.Taking a deep breath, she straightened up, raised her head and brushed her messy long hair.
Unable to believe it, Cheng Zhidong took a step forward and then stopped.
He wanted to call her out, but he couldn't speak, his mind was rumbling, and he had already rushed over in his consciousness, but there was a huge lock under his feet, and he couldn't move no matter what.
After getting out of the car, Lin He reached out to help, but Ye Qimei still pushed away, turned his head to the side, and said thank you.Out of the corner of her eyes, she saw a familiar figure suddenly standing in the background that she was accustomed to seeing every day. She thought it was a phantom, and she was momentarily stunned.
Pay attention again, it's still there, it's not a hallucination caused by my brain confusion these two days, I didn't expect anything else, Ye Qimei's first reaction was to relax.
Zhidong, so you are safe and sound.
Wanting to call him, the tall figure moved in the dim light, and walked up to him in a few steps, with a hoarse voice, "Qi Mei, where have you been?"
This tone—full of words came to his mouth, but was interrupted by his questioning tone at this time. Ye Qimei opened his eyes and looked at him. Because he was not tall enough, his posture was a little weak at first, and he tilted his head slightly, like a man. A child whose condition is unknown due to shock.
There was no answer, something strange ran rampant in his mind, and he grabbed it with a movement of his hand, "Speak!"
"Mr. Cheng." The hand that was about to touch her shoulders was stopped by the air, Lin He's voice was soft but extremely firm, "Qi Mei just came back from the hospital, please be careful."
"Get out of the way." Backhanded, Cheng Zhidong's voice became louder and louder, "What are you going to the hospital for? Why are you with him? And the child? Qimei, tell me!"
"Cheng Zhidong." Breathing in with a low voice, Ye Qimei stared at him in disbelief.
His face was so unfamiliar in the night, his eyes were bloodshot, his cheeks had blue stubble, his brows were tangled, and his jaw line was stiff.
Is this still the man she is familiar with?The man who kissed her skin to skin and called her baby with a smile; the man who hugged her in the middle of the night and buried his face on her back and kissed; went?
She used to be so worried, afraid that something would happen to him, afraid that he would not come back safely, afraid that he would never see him again, so afraid that she was so desperate that she didn't think about anything, she just wanted to fly to the place closest to him immediately.
Unexpected gain, unexpected loss, only the uneasy joy. She has to experience life and death. In just two days, she was exhausted. What's more sad is that he was not around all these moments. Facing all these There's only her alone, and she's alone!
"Qi Mei!" He couldn't wait for an answer, the strange thing in his mind became more and more acute, his temples throbbed with pain, his nerves were tense, and Cheng Zhidong hardly yelled.
Looking straight at him without moving, Ye Qimei's eyes gradually turned cold.
The body no longer hurts, but the wound deep in the heart is still bloody and cannot be touched.
It was too hard, and this time she didn't want to bear it alone.She needed him, needed him back, needed his comfort, needed him by her side.
But what did she wait for?No comfort, no hugs, or even a chance to speak, only questioning.
She needs him, not the one in front of her.
Finally he answered, Ye Qimei's voice was slightly chilly, "Not anymore, child, not anymore."
There was a storm gathering in his eyes, the ink-colored haze before the shower, and his hands began to exert force unconsciously on her shoulders, so forcefully, she could almost hear the creaking of her own bones,
"Ye Qimei, say it again." In the midsummer evening, why did he feel so cold?Every word was squeezed out between teeth, Cheng Zhidong gritted his teeth.
Suddenly want to laugh.She has seen countless couples who turned against each other, and she can't believe that those parties occasionally describe their sweet past.How could there be someone in this world who was obsessed with each other, and then hated the one he loved to the bone, and then died. But the expression of the man in front of him now can only be described by the word bloodthirsty.
It turned out that she was wrong, those were all true, all the things she had doubted were all true.
He said Ye Qimei, you say it again, he used such a terrible expression to ask her to say it again.
Well, she fulfilled his wish.
"Cheng Zhidong," she raised a hand with difficulty to stop Lin He from stepping forward to pull him away, her brows and eyes turned cold, "Listen carefully, your child is gone."
He can't move, can't make a sound, he has exhausted all his strength to maintain the original state, and the surface tension has reached the limit. He is afraid that if he loses control, the consequences will be unimaginable.
There was blood red in front of him, heartache, disappointment, anger, and the fear of knowing that something was irreparable. He wanted to roar, but also wanted to plead, countless violent struggles, and thousands of thoughts tangled together. Cheng Zhidong's brain went into a vacuum instead.
Still maintaining the posture of raising his head, his fingers on his shoulders trembled slightly, the faint light of the evening was fleeting, and everything was plunged into darkness, faintly dim.
His breathing was not smooth, his chest was filled with a heavy feeling, and he was uncomfortably falling. He wanted to speak, but only his lips moved.Instead, his hand moved first, and he stretched out his arm to push the man who was holding him tightly.
Her chest was held down by her palm, his arms instinctively tightened, and Cheng Zhidong desperately wanted to take her into his arms.
Shoulder pain, Ye Qimei couldn't help snorting.
Lin He, who had been standing on the side all the time, finally reached out again, grabbed his arm firmly, "Let her go, you will hurt Qi Mei."
This action and sentence were like a flame that suddenly appeared on a dry fuse. There was a buzzing in his ear, and as soon as he let go, Cheng Zhidong had already punched him in the next second.
"Cheng Zhidong!" He let go of his hand, and suddenly lost the strength to support himself. Ye Qimei couldn't stand still, and almost fell to the ground.
The scene in front of her made her dumbfounded, Cheng Zhidong punched fast and hard, Lin He was also caught off guard, the first time he punched on the brow bone, he braced his arm with all his strength in embarrassment, both of them glared.
"Why do you hit someone? Let go." He looked furious, and his first reaction was to stop him from making any more crazy moves. Ye Qimei stepped forward and stretched out his hand to pull.
When he got close, he saw the redness and swelling on Lin He's face at first glance, which was shocking, and he took a breath of air, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, Qimei, get out of the way, and be careful not to get hurt."
She defended him, and at this moment, she actually defended this inexplicable man in front of him.
Looking at it for another second was enough to make him suffocate, his eyes were bloodshot, Cheng Zhidong suddenly stopped, turned and left.
The huge knock on the door seemed to have countless echoes, the sharp friction of the tires turned sharply, and the tall body of the Q7 disappeared in an instant.
"Qimei?" Lin He called her in a low voice.
Ye Qimei's face was completely opposite to the direction in which the car body disappeared, her lips were too tight, leaving only a straight slit, her face was pale, shocking in the night.
"Qimei?" Worried, he called again.
"It's okay, let's go upstairs." She finally answered, her voice was dark.
That night she sat alone on the bed and cried. The air conditioner was very cold and the room was deserted.At first, she just sobbed, and instinctively covered her face with her hands. Even if no one could see herself like this, she still felt ashamed.
But the tears kept pouring out from between her fingers, the sobbing gradually turned into uncontrollable sobs, the curtains were not drawn, the moonlight was dim and bleak, and she suddenly became self-willed, she kicked everything on the bed to the ground, leaving no bedding and pillows , the flat sheet became as boundless and lonely as the sea in the night, she felt cold and wanted someone to hug her, her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and then she got out of bed and picked up those things one by one.
I went to the bathroom to wash my face with cold water, tied up my hair, turned around and went to the kitchen to take out the ice tray and add water and put it in the freezer of the refrigerator.Turning on the light in the kitchen, she drank water alone. The light was white, illuminating the faint blue veins on the pale skin of her wrists.
Remember to change this bulb to a yellow one tomorrow.
Writing this sentence on a note, she casually pressed it under the refrigerator magnet, and then went back to her room to sleep.
The next morning, she slapped her cheeks with water with ice cubes. Except for the slight blackness under her eyes, she had completely returned to her original self in the mirror.
Opening the door, Lin He and Beibei were already waiting at the door, looked at her with a smile, and stretched out their heads to rub against her.
"Qimei, I knew you would be in a hurry to go to work as soon as you came back, so I'll see you off?"
Looking down at his watch, his car is still in the repair shop. It is okay to take a taxi, but the neighbors are kind.
"Okay, I'll trouble you then, is Beibei also with me? I'll buy you beef bagels on the way?"
Wooow, Beibei screamed with joy.
She also smiled, but there was no light in her eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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